Omophub MCP - install, status & alternatives [2026]

01 · Install Omophub MCP

before you install - you'll need

Set OMOPHUB_API_KEY before connecting. HEALTH_PORT is optional or environment-specific per the README.

Claude Code

claude mcp add omophub-omophub-mcp -- npx -y @omophub/omophub-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "omophub-omophub-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@omophub/omophub-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @omophub/omophub-mcp - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@omophub)

registry namespace io.github.OMOPHub is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Omophub MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can search for medical concepts by name or clinical term across all vocabularies, get detailed info about a specific OMOP concept by concept_id, map a concept to equivalent concepts in other vocabularies (paginated - see note below), and navigate concept hierarchy - ancestors, descendants, or both.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Omophub MCP lets an agent do.

Concept

5 tools - e.g. Get detailed info about a specific OMOP concept by concept_id; Look up a concept using a vocabulary-specific code (e.g., ICD-10 E11.9); Map a concept to equivalent concepts in other vocabularies…

get_concept · get_concept_by_code · map_concept · explore_concept · fhir_resolve_codeable_concept

read & search

4 tools - e.g. Search for medical concepts by name or clinical term across all vocabularies; Navigate concept hierarchy - ancestors, descendants, or both; List available medical vocabularies with statistics

search_concepts · get_hierarchy · list_vocabularies · find_similar_concepts

Semantic

1 tool - e.g. Search using natural language with neural embeddings (understands clinical meaning)

semantic_search

Fhir

1 tool - e.g. Resolve a FHIR coded value (incl. administrative codes via the HL7 FHIR-to-OMOP IG ConceptMaps) to its OMOP standard concept and CDM target table

fhir_resolve

Latest releases

v1.6.2 · 2026-08-10

v1.6.1 · 2026-08-04

v1.6.0 · 2026-08-04

04 · Who maintains Omophub MCP

omophub-mcp is maintained by omophub. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jul 2025.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/omophub/omophub-mcp
category: science & health - ranked #18 of 60 actively-maintained science & health servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 6 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-10)
registry: io.github.OMOPHub/omophub-mcp (active, first published 2026-03-05)
packages: npm:@omophub/omophub-mcp

06 · Omophub MCP FAQ

Is Omophub MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-22 and it shipped 6 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Omophub MCP do?

With this server connected, an agent can search for medical concepts by name or clinical term across all vocabularies, get detailed info about a specific OMOP concept by concept_id, map a concept to equivalent concepts in other vocabularies (paginated - see note below), and navigate concept hierarchy - ancestors, descendants, or both.

How do I install Omophub MCP?

Run `npx -y @omophub/omophub-mcp`. The README documents 2 environment variables (OMOPHUB_API_KEY, HEALTH_PORT) to set first. Set OMOPHUB_API_KEY before connecting. HEALTH_PORT is optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Omophub MCP run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Omophub MCP

Alternatives to Omophub MCP

Maintained science & health servers if Omophub MCP isn't the fit.

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